Sen. Graham: any Trump ally working inappropriately with Russia 'needs to pay a price'

Sen. Graham: any Trump ally working inappropriately with Russia 'needs to pay a price'

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Updated: 5:45 PM EST Feb 15, 2017

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WEBVTT 3CUTTING RUSSIAN TIES... TODAY SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM GAVE HIS INPUT INTO THOSE REPORTS.AND HE CALLED FOR AN INVESTIGATION.WJCL'S TORI SIMKOVIC JOINS US NOW LIVE IN THE LOWCOUNTRY NEWSROOM WITH THE DETAILS.3SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM SAID ANY TRUMP ALLIES WHO WORKED WITH RUSSIA TO INFLUENCE THE ELECTION SHOULD PAY THE PRICE.SENATOR GRAHAM SAID HE AND DEMOCRATIC SENATOR SHELDON WHITEHOUSE OF RHODE ISLAND ARE DOING A PRELIMINARY INVESTGATION.THEY AIM TO DETERMINE IF SUCH COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TRUMP AIDES AND RUSSIA DID OCCUR.3"IF IT IS TRUE, IT IS VERY, VERY DISTURBING TO ME, AND RUSSIA NEEDS TO PAY A PRICE WHEN IT COMES TO INTERFERING IN OUR DEMOCRACY AND OTHER DEMOCRACIES.AND ANY TRUMP PERSON WHO WAS WORKING WITH THE RUSSIANS IN AN UNACCEPTABLE WAY ALSO NEEDS TO PAY A PRICE." SENATOR GRAHAM HAS SAID IF THE REPORTS ARE TRUE, CONGRESS NEEDS A JOINT COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE TRUMP'S BUSINESS TIES TO RUSSIA ...3AND ANY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TRUMP AIDES AND RUSSIA DURING THE CAMPAIGN.REPORTING LIVE IN THE LOWCOUNTRY NEWSROOM TORI SIMKOVIC WJCL 22 NEWS.3TRUMP CALLED THE NEWS REPORTS THAT HIS AIDES HAD CONTACT WITH RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS "FAKE NEWS"

Sen. Graham: any Trump ally working inappropriately with Russia 'needs to pay a price'

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham called for an investigation into whether Trump allies communicated with Russia to influence the election.

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Sen. Graham said he and Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island are conducting a preliminary investigation to determine if such communication did occur.

"If it is true, it is very, very disturbing to me, and Russia needs to pay a price when it comes to interfering in our democracy and other democracies," Sen. Graham said, "and any Trump person who was working with the Russians in an unacceptable way also needs to pay a price."

Sen. Graham said if the reports turn out to be true, congress needs a joint committee to examine Trump's business ties to Russia and any communication between Trump aides and Russia during the campaign.

Trump called the reports that his aides had contact with Russian intelligence officials "fake news."